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More and more people are visiting  the “Holy Mountain” of Mt. Athos, a self-governed peninsula in northeastern Greece, which has been attracting pilgrims to...

An icon of St. Nicolaos, stolen eight years ago from the Goudovasdas Monastery in St. Paraskevi, in Kalomira, and the Kalambaka area of Greece,...

Columbus Day, a nationally recognized federal holiday, falls on Monday, Oct. 8 this year.  Columbus Day remembers explorer Christopher Columbus’ long journey across the Atlantic Ocean to...

Medical tourism (also called medical travel, or health tourism) is not a new alternative therapeutic means. Patients have been on the move searching for...

The excavations are undertaken by the 9th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities and the 16th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classic Antiquities. According to the archaeological...

After what he said was a meaningful “voyage of discovery through the ancient world,” Joe Hildebrand, an Australian blogger for the British newspaper the...

Mount Athos, or Aghion Oros, is not a common place to visit for a vacation, especially for women since they are banned under a...

Cappella Romana, a vocal chamber ensemble acclaimed for its “purity and radiance” (Gramophone), embarks upon an extraordinary 1,000-year journey from Constantinople to California with their newest recording, Live...

Best known for its romantic and breathtaking sunsets over the Caldera, the island of Santorini also called Thira,  is a small piece of land...

Representatives of the International Center for Hellenic Research announced they intend to film eight more episodes on life and career of distinguished figures coming...